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China stock index futures open higher Tuesday

2014-05-20 10:14 Xinhua Web Editor: Qin Dexing
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China's stock index futures opened higher on Tuesday, with the contract for settlement in June, the most actively traded, to open 14.2 points higher at 2,117.

The contract for settlement in July went up 12.4 points to open at 2,104.8. The September contract opened 7.2 points higher at 2,099.6, and the December contract gained 12.6 points to open at 2,113.6.

The stock-index contracts, agreements to buy or sell the Hushen 300 Index at a present value on an agreed date, are designed to allow investors to bet on and profit from either gains or declines in the market.

The index futures were launched at the China Financial Futures Exchange (CFFEX) and started trading from April 16, 2010. The CFFEX has set the base value for all the four contracts at 3,399 points.

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